Motif
fate spirits attend birth and confer destiny
fate_spirits_attend_birth_and_confer_destiny
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas CHAPTER XIV: HERMOD / CHAPTER XV: VIDAR / CHAPTER XVI: VALI / CHAPTER XVII: THE NORNS; lines 6162-6289 confidence: high
Many lesser Norns are guardian spirits of humankind who appear to people, give gifts to favorites, and attend births, marriages, and deaths.
Lesser Norns are present at births, and the Nornagesta episode shows the three sisters visiting a newborn and pronouncing qualities and future success.
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